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This week sees the Manly Beach bollards issue go before the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board – and the public will be able to hear Auckland Council staff make their presentation, and the ensuing discussion among members, first hand.
Council is proposing to install 300 bollards on a portion of the Manly beachfront, to restrict parking, which it considers is making erosion worse and damaging tree roots.
There was a suggestion that the fraught issue could be discussed in confidence at the local board workshop, however that decision rests with chair Gary Brown.
Brown, and deputy chair Victoria Short, made the decision on February 15 to make it an open, not confidential discussion.
This means the public can attend (via Microsoft Teams) but there is no opportunity for the public to speak at workshops.
Brown says there was a suggestion that the bollards be discussed in confidence, but high public interest was key in rejecting that option. It also does not meet the criteria for confidentiality, he says, which is mainly about commercial sensitivity.
After that presentation, which is expected to include details of the public submissions, it will go to a local board business meeting for a decision – the timing of that is not yet known, but will be next month (March 17) at the earliest.
Members of the public can speak at business meetings in the Public Forum.
The workshop will be held on Thursday, February 24 – they generally start around 9.30am.
Workshops and business meetings are currently held via Microsoft Teams. To get a link to attend, email hibiscusandbayslocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
